Bill Commons

TX SB 2501

vetoed

Relating to selection of an attorney by an indigent parent as attorney ad litem for the parent in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 2501 pass?

No. TX SB 2501 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2025-06-22): Vetoed by the Governor

What is TX SB 2501 about?

TX SB 2501 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to selection of an attorney by an indigent parent as attorney ad litem for the parent in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 2501?

Zaffirini, Landgraf are the primary sponsors of TX SB 2501.

Introduced
2025-03-13
Latest action
2025-06-22 — Vetoed by the Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Zaffiriniprimary
  • Landgrafprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-22

    Vetoed by the Governor

    executive-veto

  2. 2025-06-01

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  3. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the House

    passage

  4. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  5. 2025-05-29

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  6. 2025-05-28

    House passage reported

    passage

  7. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  8. 2025-05-28

    Passed

    passage

  9. 2025-05-28

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  10. 2025-05-27

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  12. 2025-05-27

    Passed to 3rd reading

  13. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  14. 2025-05-26

    Placed on General State Calendar

  15. 2025-05-24

    Considered in Calendars

  16. 2025-05-23

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  17. 2025-05-23

    Committee report distributed

  18. 2025-05-23

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  19. 2025-05-21

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2025-05-21

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  21. 2025-05-21

    Considered in public hearing

  22. 2025-05-12

    Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  23. 2025-05-12

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  24. 2025-05-09

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  25. 2025-05-09

    Reported engrossed

  26. 2025-05-09

    Record vote

  27. 2025-05-09

    Passed

    passage

  28. 2025-05-09

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  29. 2025-05-09

    Record vote

  30. 2025-05-09

    Three day rule suspended

  31. 2025-05-09

    Vote recorded in Journal

  32. 2025-05-09

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  33. 2025-05-09

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  34. 2025-05-09

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  35. 2025-05-08

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  36. 2025-05-07

    Placed on intent calendar

  37. 2025-05-01

    Committee report printed and distributed

  38. 2025-05-01

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  39. 2025-05-01

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  40. 2025-04-28

    Vote taken in committee

  41. 2025-04-28

    Considered in public hearing

  42. 2025-04-23

    Left pending in committee

  43. 2025-04-23

    Testimony taken in committee

  44. 2025-04-23

    Considered in public hearing

  45. 2025-04-23

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  46. 2025-04-03

    Referred to Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  47. 2025-04-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  48. 2025-03-13

    Filed

    filing

  49. 2025-03-13

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-27 · pass · 117-13

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Cain: no
    • Cook: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Holt: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Shaheen: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Anchía: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • V: absent
    • Bonnen: absent
    • Campos: absent
    • Darby: absent
    • Johnson: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Leo Wilson: absent
    • Lopez, R.: absent
    • Louderback: absent
    • Lujan: absent
    • Luther: absent
    • Fischer: absent
    • Pierson: absent
    • Schatzline: absent
    • Schoolcraft: absent
    • Shofner: absent
    • Virdell: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-28 · pass · 139-0

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Landgraf(C: not voting
    • Anchía: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • Garcia: absent
    • J: absent
    • Lopez: absent

Related bills

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB02500_SB02599/SB 2501.xml

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